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Dodge windows to be removed from launcher's behaviour  
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Written by darkevolution the 9 Feb 12 at 19:42. Related project: Unity. Awaiting moderation
The "Dodge Windows" option for the launcher behaviour is proposed for removal but none actually can replace it :

- Never hide : waste place
- Always hide : Heavy at use
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Solution #1: Keep "Dodge Windows" and remove "Always hide"
Written by darkevolution the 9 Feb 12 at 19:42.
We have to remove an option for the launcher's behaviour, so I think we should drop "Always hide" because just a few people are using this option.

It's similar to dodge windows but not so convenient...

A solution should be to keep "Never Hide" and "Dodge Windows"

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Buy ubuntu in software center  
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Written by darkshvein the 9 Feb 12 at 16:45. Related project: Ubuntu Software Center. Awaiting moderation
If user will wish pay for Ubuntu, (s)he can it from USC

P.S. this instead http://shop.canonical.com/product_info.php?products_id=667
more convenient.
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Solution #1: Same
Written by darkshvein the 9 Feb 12 at 16:45.
Same

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Unity: Too many clicks required.  
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Written by Ar29 the 9 Feb 12 at 13:00. Related project: Unity. Awaiting moderation
In a German computer magazine (3/2011 www.pcpraxis.de) Windows 7 has been compared to Ubuntu 10.10. There were 10 tasks which were solved with Windows 7 or with Ubuntu 10.10. Windows 7 need 132 clicks and 93 clicks for Ubuntu 10.10. The introduction of Unity has worsened for me the click efficiency.

Examples:
1) I would like to see the date. In Unity, I must click on the time (not in Windows 7).
2) I work and listen to music. The music I like just fine and I would like to know what song is playing. I must click on the icon and then on the speaker program Rhythmbox for more details. In Windows 7 (I use Winamp) it is made ​​much better. Also in GNOME 2.3 (e.g. the next song), it was made ​​better for me.

My wish: Examine and improve the efficiency of mouse clicks.
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Solution #1: Make it a study or major analysis to improve the click efficiency.
Written by Ar29 the 9 Feb 12 at 13:00.
With keyboard commands and mouse clicks should be worked efficiently. To improve the click efficiency is a continuous improvement process. A study or major analysis or Ubuntu brainstorm can help. Two suggestions can be found above (date and audio player).

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Stronger actions for multiple login failures.  
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Written by blueadept the 7 Feb 12 at 10:22. Global category: Security. Awaiting moderation
Many tokens/passwords etc are stored in the user keyring and unlocked at login, most users passwords are relatively poor and a lost/stolen laptop is subject to an unlimited number of attempts to guess the login password.
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Solution #1: Option to delete keyring after N failed logins
Written by blueadept the 7 Feb 12 at 10:22.
It would be nice to have the ability to securely delete this keyring after a user specified number of failed logins.

This would benefit mobile users who might loose their device and be subject to "password guessing"...

It would also have the effect of rendering an encrypted homedir inaccessible without the recovery key generated at install time, and so users would have a greater degree of assurance that their data was secure on a lost laptop even if the password was relatively insecure.
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Solution #2: Integrate with Ubuntu One to facilitate remote wipe
Written by blueadept the 7 Feb 12 at 10:50.
Many mobile devices now have a facility to remotely wipe a lost/stolen device. Infact in some industries this is a requirement for a mobile device to be used.

I suggest that in addition to Solution #1, Ubuntu One could be used to flag a device for remote wipe, possibly on a per-user basis since U1 is associated with a user rather than a device.

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Extra transfer information on file operations  
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Written by SethHikari the 8 Feb 12 at 22:47. Related project: Nautilus. Awaiting moderation
While testing the developer preview of windows 8, I have become very fond of the new copy paste information given about transfer speed and time. This is very helpful when moving files to my mobile devices and would benefit Ubuntu greatly.

Take a look

http://www.neowin.net/news/windows-8-improved-copypaste-ui-detailed
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Solution #1: Add additional real time transfer information.
Written by SethHikari the 8 Feb 12 at 22:47.
Similar to Windows 8. Not to conform to what Windows does but recognizing it as a good and helpful idea.

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Simple tiling and work bench management  
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Written by testian the 6 Feb 12 at 19:45. Related project: Compiz. Awaiting moderation
To make it possible to arrange several windows or applications into a useful workplace situation or use-case coverage it should be possible with as few interactions as possible to get tiling to work also without completely reorienting every window and getting confused.

I thought of describing a collection of windows, fully partially or not at all overlapping, using one grid (as in Microsoft Windows Metro, only that Windows Metro doesn't look like it supports overlapping in a smart way). I think this can be done using negative spaces where they overlap.

An intuitive approach follows:
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Solution #1: One mechanism for window z-space changes and tiling
Written by testian the 6 Feb 12 at 19:45.
This negative space is like the middle part of a paper fold in an N-shape.

The windows would then be the vertical parts of the N.

As you know windows with equal Z or depth location (this is normally not possible) can't overlap.

Now what happens to the N-shape if you try to make the two vertical parts onto the same layer/Z-Location? The N-shape is unfold and the negative space becomes positive (or 0 if you look at it as a unstretching rubber band). The 2 windows are now tiled.

In other words: Window tiling can be done by having one window trespassing the Z-Space of another window, forcing the windows to move out of their ways with a smooth animation.

To reduce the amount of locations in Z, windows which do not overlap have the same location in Z if there is no evidence that they can't be in the same Z-location (a window is between them and overlaps with both).

Note that in this solution there is no visible grid, but I think (but I'm not sure) mathematically any window arrangement situation as we have them in todays window managers can be described using a grid with irregular cell sizes IF negative spaces are allowed to do the overlapping.

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Exposition without Compiz  
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Written by R-man the 3 Feb 12 at 16:24. Related project: Unity. Awaiting moderation
In unity you remove one usefull thing from gnome 3 - windows and workplaces exposition when you move mouse to upper left corner.
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Solution #1: Exposition without Compiz
Written by R-man the 3 Feb 12 at 16:24.
You can not place aplications in this menu (like in Gnome 3)
but it must work without compiz. Compiz not work in 2d mode, and it bad work on old computers. Will great if you make analog of Mac OS Mission Control.

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Faster distro upgrade method  
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Written by mitcoes the 25 Jan 12 at 18:46. Related project: Update manager. Awaiting moderation
Upgrade distro is a slow process

It is faster to install from USB with unetbootbin or Multisystem and format /

If you have a /home partition ...

An alternative method can be to download the ISO of the new version to /home

Update grub2 to boot from that ISO

Boot from that iso, format / and install the new version.

Of course better if you have / and /home at the same partition an option to split / and /home
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Solution #1: Faster distro upgrade method
Written by mitcoes the 25 Jan 12 at 18:46.
Upgrading with the ISO, grub2 and rebooting, formatting and installing - spliting / and /home if they are not splited yet - will be faster than actual method.

Or choose to UPGRADE from the LiveCD/DVD when booting the ISO at the HDD or SDD from GRUB2

And of course at first as an OPTION.

I upgraded instead of doing it with multisystem becasuse a bug -reported - with the pangolin installer, but instaling oneiric and upgrading is a waste of time compared with the system I suggest.

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